Compact drive for machine makers

3rd Quarter 2010 Electrical switching & drive systems & components

CHI Control’s new Vacon 10 machinery is a compact AC drive for machine makers in the power range from 0,25 kW to 5,5 kW. It offers ultimate flexibility in integrating customer requirements into the AC drive.

Small and flexible

The drive is one of the smallest on the market today. This saves valuable installation space. Despite this, it is packed with features such as integrated EMC filters, intelligent navigation and a flexible customer interface.

Ideal for machine-builders

Its architectural construction allows easy integration into environments of all kinds according to customer needs. The unique application interface board provides predefined interfaces. This design makes it possible for customers to design their own interfaces. Because of this, the Vacon 10 machinery is suited to machine-builders as it will satisfy a wide variety of needs with few modifications.

When equipped with the standard Vacon interfaces, which offer Modbus communication as a standard, it can also be used as an all-round general drive.

For more information contact Rob Hare, CHI Control, +27 (0)11 824 7400, [email protected], www.chicontrol.co.za

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